clash (with)

verb

Definition of clash (with)next
as in to fight
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict the Iroquois often clashed with the other Native American nations in the region

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  1. fight
  2. battle
  3. combat
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  • In mid-July, the World Health Organization said its joint $518 million plan to fight Ebola with the Africa CDC faced a funding shortfall of over $400 million.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Other European Union countries have sent firefighting aircraft to help France fight these wildfires following a request for assistance from the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of fight
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  • Many places like South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China are battling demographic crises as birth rates fall and elderly populations swell.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Aang and his friends must now battle Tagah and The Denied to once again save the world.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of battle
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  • High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with firetrucks and bulldozers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • But the origin of the model Hugging Face used to combat the rogue AI is also turning heads.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of combat
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“Clash (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clash%20%28with%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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